Leatherneck Nation

Given the budget crunch, that even when a state budget finally passes, isn't going away anytime soon, I thought about which sports should be kept to meet the NCAA D1 minimum of either 7 men's and 7 women's or 6 men's and 8 women's. Give the Gender Equity concerns with having Football that far outnumbers all but perhaps Track & Field in terms of participants, and certainly involves far more scholarship $ than Track, I opted to go for 6 & 8. But, rather than ceding the scholarship money, I'd transfer it to the sports that don't have the full scholarship allowances (that would be all but FB, MBkB, WBkB) to bring them greater parity.

So here goes

Men's Teams to Keep

• Football
  Baseball
  Basketball
  Soccer
  Golf
  Outdoor Track & Field

Men's Teams to Discontinue

• Indoor Track & Field - we don't have the facilities for indoor T&F, so while the runners may like to compete then, it doesn't justify a sport when all meets must be away and we can barely practice
  XCountry - can largely be accomplished by the longer Track distances
  Swimming & Diving - tried once before because of facilities, now is time
  Tennis - already been eliminated, whether for budget, gender equity or both

Women's Teams to Keep

• Basketball
  Soccer
  Softball
  Volleyball
  Golf
  Outdoor Track & Field
  Tennis
  XCountry

Women's Teams to Discontinue

• Indoor Track & Field - we don't have the facilities for indoor T&F, so while the runners may like to compete then, it doesn't justify a sport when all meets must be away and we can barely practice
  Swimming & Diving - tried once before because of facilities, now is time

If you went with 7 & 7 - I'd keep tennis for both and not pick up XC for the women

I would vote 7-7.

Men- Football,X-Country,Swim and Dive, Baseball,Basketball, Soccer and Outdoor track and Field
Women- Basketball,Soccer,Softball, Volleyball,Outdoor Track and Field,X-Country and Swim and Dive.

leatherface wrote:I would vote 7-7.

Men- Football,X-Country,Swim and Dive, Baseball,Basketball, Soccer and Outdoor track and Field
Women- Basketball,Soccer,Softball, Volleyball,Outdoor Track and Field,X-Country and Swim and Dive.

What would you do if it had to be 6-8 to keep Title IX happy because of football?

If forced to go 6-8-which I don't agree with. (No, I'm not interested in a Title 9 discussion). I feel if men have seven, six whatever, the women should offer same number of programs.

If forced- I would drop X-Country from men, and add tennis for women.

leatherface wrote:If forced to go 6-8-which I don't agree with. (No, I'm not interested in a Title 9 discussion). I feel if men have seven, six whatever, the women should offer same number of programs.

If forced- I would drop X-Country from men, and add tennis for women.

I don't disagree with you on preferring the same # for each, even with FB

Tere North wrote:Given the budget crunch, that even when a state budget finally passes, isn't going away anytime soon, I thought about which sports should be kept to meet the NCAA D1 minimum of either 7 men's and 7 women's or 6 men's and 8 women's. Give the Gender Equity concerns with having Football that far outnumbers all but perhaps Track & Field in terms of participants, and certainly involves far more scholarship $ than Track, I opted to go for 6 & 8. But, rather than ceding the scholarship money, I'd transfer it to the sports that don't have the full scholarship allowances (that would be all but FB, MBkB, WBkB) to bring them greater parity.

So here goes

Men's Teams to Keep

• Football
  Baseball
  Basketball
  Soccer
  Golf
  Outdoor Track & Field

Men's Teams to Discontinue

• Indoor Track & Field - we don't have the facilities for indoor T&F, so while the runners may like to compete then, it doesn't justify a sport when all meets must be away and we can barely practice
  XCountry - can largely be accomplished by the longer Track distances
  Swimming & Diving - tried once before because of facilities, now is time
  Tennis - already been eliminated, whether for budget, gender equity or both

Women's Teams to Keep

• Basketball
  Soccer
  Softball
  Volleyball
  Golf
  Outdoor Track & Field
  Tennis
  XCountry

Women's Teams to Discontinue

• Indoor Track & Field - we don't have the facilities for indoor T&F, so while the runners may like to compete then, it doesn't justify a sport when all meets must be away and we can barely practice
  Swimming & Diving - tried once before because of facilities, now is time

If you went with 7 & 7 - I'd keep tennis for both and not pick up XC for the women

I agree with your picks at the 7 and 7 mainly cause your paying an additional coach with the 6-8 cause with the 7-7 you could just have 1 coach for tennis.